MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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